MAY 11 SKOKIE LAGOONS....REPORTS OF BIG CRAPPIES BEING CAUGHT ON MINI MITES AND MINNOWS AROUND TREES. BASS BITING CRANKBAITS AND CHATTER BAITS LOOK TO BE THROWING TOPWATERS AND PLASTICS WITH THE BASS STARTING TO SPAWN. BLUEGILLS EVERYWHERE ON WAXES. WALLEYES AND CATFISH ON LEECHES. FEW WHITE BASS BEING CAUGHT BECK LAKE.....BIG BASS ON CRANKBAITS. PANFISH BITING TOO. CHAIN OF LAKES.....PANFISH IN CHANNELS.LOOK FOR BIG PUSH OF BASS MOVING IN CHANNELS TO SPAWN. SOME ON BEDS ALREADY.MUSKY IMPROVING WITH WARMER WATER.LOOK TO BE THROWING SMALLER BAITS. WHITE BASS JUST STARTING LAKE FRONT..... SALMON EVERYWHERE EVEN FOR CASTERS.CLEOS AND CASTMASTERS TAKING MOST OF THE FISH. LOOK FOR SMALLIES IN HARBORS READY TO SPAWN.REPORTS OF BIG PERCH BETWEEN WAUKEGAN AND NORTHPOINT IN 50FT. TROLLERS CATCHING ON SMALL SPOONS AND FLIES CLOSE TO SHORE.5 TO 15FT DOWN GENEVA..... COLD WATER STILL LOOK FOR MARINAS WARMER WATER FOR ACTIVE FISH. DELAVEN......BASS AND PANFISH IN CHANNELS. PIKE OUT ON WEED FLATS ON CRANKS AND SPINNERS. LAKE GLENVIEW.....OPENS MAY15.. LARGE MINNOWS FOR BASS AND PIKE LEEHES FOR WALLEYES AND STINK BAIT FOR CATS WINNICONNIE..... WHITE BASS FISHING JUST STARTED. WOLF RIVER RIGS MINNOWS AND GULP. ALSO SMALL SPINNERS WORKING WELL. WALLEYE RUN IS ABOUT OVER A FEW STRAGGLERS AROUND.NORTHERNS BACK IN BAYS OFF OF RIVER ON SPINNERS.

MAY 24

SKOKIE LAGOONS.......CRAPPIE ARE STILL BITING ON CUBBY JIGS AND SMALL FATHEADS. BASS ARE JUST ABOUT DONE SPAWNING AND ARE HITTING TOPWATERS AND PLASTIC WORMS.

BECK LAKE.........BASS ARE STILL ON THE MOVE AND THE ACTION HAS BEEN FANTASTIC. JERKBAITS AND SWIM JIGS ARE YOUR BEST BET.

CHAIN LAKES..........BASS STILL ON BEDS AND SOME ARE DONE. TOPWATERS,FROGS AND PLASTICS SEEM TO BE THE DEAL. WALLEYES AROUND BRIDGES AND THE MUSKIES ARE ON THE MOVE. SMALL BAITS STILL SEEM TO BE THE KEY.

WOLF RIVER..........WHITE BASS STILL BITING SMALL SPINNERS AND GULP MINNOWS.

July 13...........Water is warming up so the fishing is slowing down. Perch are being caught in city harbors. Just remember you have to be less than 16 years old to keep 10. Salmon are out in 70-150 feet with flies and dodgers and even spoons.

Skokie lagoons......... Water is little low but fish are being caught. Leeches have been producing well for everything. Bass are hitting topwaters early and late. Also slop fishing with frogs in heavy weeds are also cahing them.

Beck lake.........Bass are doing well there too. Plastics and surface baits catching most of them.

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